TALES OF FAR YUNNAN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
ho procceded to pass on to his au- dience. It was in a strain some times serious, sometimes humor-
ous, but generally conveying the
STRANGE CUSTOMS OF adventure as a determination to
....
deg that for him at any rate the Journey was not so mitch of an learn all that is to be learned on SIMPLE FOLK
a path, seldom taken by the for "Yunnan" was the subject of noigner. Life on the road conslat- lecture by the Rev. R. F. Lankestored of packing up very early in the before an interested audience in morning and travelling by the the Cathedral last night. Alght of the moon which brought London Missionary Society worker out the beautiful mountain scen- who has travelled extensively in ory through which the party, this comparatively little known which included also a Dr, Brad- Chinese province, he comes here with fresh impressions; and be cause these impressions hold little in common with accepted ideas of the life of a solitary white man amongst an intercoting and wholly lovable people, they are particular- ly, interesting.
SWEEPSTAKE VETO PROTEST
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,
COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SIR W. DAVISON'S MARKET RECEDES AT LATEST NEW YORK
VIEWS
WAYS OF GETTING
THE MONEY
principle,
where.
CLOSE
December
QUOTATIONS
Nov. 11. Nov. 19. Closing Closing
Rango Range 0.82 0.80 9.80- 0.00 0.02 0.92 0.00 0.96 10.05-10.00 10-14-10.10 10.10-10.21 10.27-10.27 10.34-16.30 10.38-10.38 10.53-10.53 10.67-10.57
10.05
Wheat
10.10
Nov, 13."
Nov. 11. C'ego. W'per: O'onga. Wpes. Closed Closed D1% 88%
1943-87%
92% 08%%
According to Messrs. Swan Culbert
Mexara, Swan, Culbertson and Frits sen and Fritz, the Now York market was steady yesterday. Businces done have received the following quotations 2,000,000 shares.. The Wall Street on the New York cotton and wheat Journal report on yesterday's market: and allver exchanges for yesterday, -The market receded slowly and
Cotton, Inexplicably near the close after an The announcement that the hex)
to bullish business nowa. Pating ley, passed. Mr. Lankester found Government has under conatdora-curly rely of bu much as two points
for the high now in thems simple conditions of life tion the confiscation of sweepstako Mines and Enterprises Consolidated amidst nature an unutterable feel prizes entering this country is Ine touched
the Company which will cause at January ing of peace and contentment, for likely to lead to a storm of pro- due to European cartel boing granted test by purchasers of tickets and from the strife and others who uphold sweepstakes in Increased production allotment. Unit removed
ed States Bonds firmed. The Silver larch bustle of an exlatonco outside.
Thore. were times, however,
market reached a new high. The May when worry and anxiety interven-Sir W. Davision, M.P:, said to n American Iron and Steel Institute July
reports Steel.
production at 27.1% of October In profacing his talk on the ed, but treated in the way Mr.reporter:
capacity
Spot subject of "Life in Yunnan" the Lankester did the many trials on
Our New York office cable: "It is impossible as well as Rev, R. F. Lankester sald: Some that long journey, one was made
Stocks: The market continues to in a narrow rango-awaiting how when spealding of the China to feel that these were merely foolish to try to make criminals of
undertone is of to-day to people here one feels diversions sharpening the anticipo people who win swcopstake prizes.
firm you yourselves are, so close to the tion for the other delights ahead. It would be interesting to know developments. The
whether the authorities propose to Wheat-Action on the Liverpool Dec... country that you ought to know His story of a Chinese escort who confiscate the winnings of British market caused a sharply higher open- as much about it as I do. And yet deserted them on the verge of en-citizens at Monte Carlo and clse-ing but profit-taking caused it to May one realises that here in Hongkong,toring a bandit infested zone
shade. We still think that inflation July
bring higher prices. will developments although you are living amongst through which their road lay, was and with the Chinese, yet in some told with a touch of whimsical "Whatever the Government's de- Cotton:-The market was steady ways you are far separated from humour. As a reason for the decision may be, it is, of course, im-on Russian recognition outlook and the China as I see it. We read sertion, the escort said that had possible for it to prevent anyone weakness of the dellar exchange but about events taking place in the they pushed along through the Instructing an agent to buy loitery the volume of Southern offerings at December
10 cents for December suggests March
to sell rather May interior of China, of foods and danger zone with the party, they tickets in Dublin, Paris, or Home,
farmere preference to famines, of war and brigandage, would ultimately have to return and, if successful, to arrange for than accept the Government loan of of militariam and Bolshevism, and the anmo way alone, this in spite the money to be paid into banka 10 cents with acreage restrictions:
at those places for remittance to we may have got an idea that the of the fact that they were arm
Silver: The market was firm on Great Britain as directed. whole of that vaat land of China ed and the party was not.
speculative buying and also on pur- of investors as a protection is in a sort of turmoil.
"Docs the Government propose
xainst
further depreciation of the to appropriate winnings on the the impression that we were pre-racecouraa? It is difficult to ap- Cable received at 11.45 pm. during tecting them, instead of their propreciate the distinction between our night service:Gold purchase General Railway tecting us." (Laughter).
winning a prize in a lottery policy is nearing orials. Feeling sweepstake and winning a prize generally is bullish on inflationary Gold Bast
& Goodyear Tiro through the tote, which is a Gov. expretations."
The R.F.C. gold price yesterday! Rubber ernment institution.
International was U.S.$33.46-up 10 cents.
Cement The opening figuro yesterday of the Dow Jones industrial average was International
0.22.
Dow Jones N. Y. Averages:
Nov. 11 Nov. 13
96.10 06.08 39.71 38.89 24.38 24.21 80.GO 80.80
"It seems," said Mr. Lankester. were under "that theso soldiers
Native Curiosity.
"Such conditions may exist and yet they flow over China just like the water off a duck's back, and you get the great majority of the people in the interior of China Ily-
Other Incidents in a humorous ing their everyday life in compara- tive pence; just concerned in earn light had to do with an undue ing the few dollars with which curiosity of the natives, extending they obtain their daily rice and to an unalmahed interest by the vegetables, their lodging and cot-womenfolk Intruding into ton groves, their tobacco and fra- time hours.
up their grant len; bringing familles, carrying out their duties towards their relatives, marrying off their daughters, obtaining for themselves daughters-in-law. and incidentally wives for their sons; burying their dead and reverencing their ancestors people who have perhaps more so than any other the secret of happiness and con- Lentmont, in the midst of danger and difficulties.
Soul of Simplicity.
"It will be remembered that the fashionable crowd at Ascot during bed-four days subscribed £300,000 to
the toto alone. Is this to be allow The snow-capped peak of Talifu,ed to continue when the winner of soaring some 15,000 feet above the a prize in a lattery is made a western fringes of the Yunnan eriminal?" platenu was reached, and then the journey took them over two rivers,
on
dollar,
30 Industrials 20 Rulls
20 Utilition
10 Bonds ...
The following markot prices are quoted subject to confirma tion as to accuracy in transmission:
Market stendy. Business done-1,090,000 shares
Nov. 11 Nov. 13
8% .81
Γον
one of them the mighty Mekong,thaued. "It was also a man in spanned by chain bridges, the rickahu, with another man pilling chains being of Chinese iron sur- the ricksha and two others viving the 400 years since they either side guarding him, and he hnd the same ghastly, hopeless were built.
The people met with on the look on his face. It was in Ice Adams Express ....
Alaska Juneau way were shy on first acquaint-House Street, and I am told he,
Gold Mining Co. 26 ance, but this shyness woo auon was a broker (laughter). I don't Allied Chemical &
Dyc "I have had the privilege of lv-replaced by a friendliness that en know what the man on either side ing for many years amongst durcil. So much undue emphasis of him was, but if he had want-American Can.... of Chinn has been attached to externals, ed to escape it would not be any-American & Foreign peoplo in the interior
American & & Foreign (as some of you, too, may have that it was refreshing to hear the thing more than financial depres
if he got away had) anaociating with them in lecturer's views on the subject. sion, and even their homes, attending joyful cere fe met à notable who in extend-from Hongkong he could not es- monies in my friends' houses, pedling friendly greetings, naked in cape that." dings and birthdays and reunions; words. parallelling the Cantonese and also mecting with them in form of introduction: Faan Koci, ("Foreign aling-ming? Яorrows, at leathbeds,kwat their funerals and partings; working Devil, what is your honourable This "foreign devil" with them in church, school and name?"). hospital and in philanthropic and had, the lecturer aaid, become a term without any particular mean. rellof work, And in many thair ways one may sometimes ing, and in the instance related, feel they are simple and ignorant, opened the way to a very polite and yet their simplicity may be conversation, another name for kindliness and honesty their ignorance may be just the lack of knowledge on many things that it is best they should not know.
of
Aboriginal Tribes.
"
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Nov. 11.
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31%
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Ung.
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30%
36%
Ung.
31
Har-
vester... International Nickel 21%
39%%%
30
211
International Tol. &
Tel.
15
14%
Johns Manville....
G8
524
Kennecott Copper. Lehman Corporation
20%
22
67
67%
closing
Liggett & Myers "B" Loes's Inc.
84"
84%
29
-28
17%
Mince Ltd.
46
1-14
National City Bank
Montgomery Ward 21
21
2631
(bid prica)
21
21%
National Distillers.
វាប
94
New York Central
30%
36%
134
DI 35
13414
North American Co. 17
174
018
Owens-Illinois, Ginza
77
77
Pacifie Gas nkl
Power..................
10%
11
Electric
19
19%
Fow. 7% Pref.
American & Foreign.
Ung
224
Packard Motors ...
3%
Pennsylvania Rail-
7
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271%
20%
20%
Pennroad Corpora-
47%
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Ung.
BLANKETS.
118
Phillips Petroleum
10%
18%
Radio Corporation
7%
72%
722
Radio
Keith
English
Unq,
24
20%
10%
107.
16%
Reynol
Tobacco
453%
44%
12%
12%
Seara Roebuck
40%
40
43
Shell Union
186
84
24%
24
Socony Vacuum
31
31%
Corporation
144
10%
23
23
Southern California
10%
10%
Edison
1614
14%
Standard Gas &
12%
12
Electrie
9%
0
72
721
Standard Oil Co, at
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44%
44%
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21
Sterling Products
Inc.
50%
54
34%
Studebaker
Cor.
43%
Texas Corporation
poration .....
5
25%
-25%
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1214
Texas Galf Sulphur 41
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Transamerica
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5%
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Union Carbide and
Carbon
40%
49%
3876
88%
Union Pacific
111%
110%
18
18%
United Corporation.
5/2
72%
72%
United Aircraft &
Unq.
Ung.
Trans.
03%
83%
2%
274
United
GAS .Im-
1474
14%. 80%
15%
151
tabber
17%2
17%
75
74
U.S. Steel
424
421
Universal L
Shar pecttle Power &
Light Fox Film "A" General Aviation General Electrle General Foods
10%
104
Tobacco
Ung 414
2014
20%
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Warner Bros. Pic-
Unq.
14%
tures
0%
014
Ung.
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21
20
Westinghouse E. &
M.
38%
3814
30%
30%
Woolworth
38%
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Pow. Warrants? American Metal 21 American Smelting" 48" The lecturer next dealt with American Tel. & Tel. 117% missionary work in Yunnan which American Tobacco latterly had been taken up with American Water- practical charitable enterprise.
works He spoke of the measures he head. Anaconda Copper ed for the relief of the suffering Atlas Corporation after the great explosion of muni- Auburn Automobile 12 tions had Inld half the city in Baltimore & Ohio ruins some years ago,
and Bug Borden,
Bethlehem Steel. Company Mr. Laukester next dealt with geated that in this living up to
Warner aboriginal tribes to be found in the religion-they preached, they Canadian Pacific-
Railway those regions, who were distinct were doing the thing which could
In the past mis- Case, J.I. from the Chinese and in one in- impress most. "And so I felt myself living stance possessed a perfectly com- takes had been committed, but he Chase National Bank"
bid price) 21 there as one amongst a great na-prehensive system of pleture writ- was happy to say that the require
Chesapeake Corporn- sometimes look in the eyesing. Living amongst one of these ments had been now more fully tion.
tion
84% of some of thoso old Chinese men tribes he found a Swedish misunderstood. This practical side Chrysler Corporation 40% and women and I seem to see sionary with the inevitable name of Christian. work he stressed in Columbia Gas &
Electric there a wonderful understanding of Johansen, a solitary white man an appeal for public support in a
educationally
and where that who had successfully fought anfeld
Commonwealth" about Life and the things
Southern really matter-a sort of tolerant attack of typhoid and who when socially, progress had not kept sympathy with these Westerners found by Mr. Lankester was en- pace with the rest of China, and Consolidated Gas of
New York who demand more from Life than gaged in translating the Gospel of much still required to be done.
Continental Oil It seems reasonably possible for St. Matthew into the Payi lan-. At the close of the lecture,
Corit Products Denn Swann expressed the grati- Coty Inc. ihem to obtain. This view I got guage.
No new land was discovered tudo of the audience to Mr. Lan-Curtiss Wright Com. as I mixed with these people of
without the additional interest of kester, whose remarks referring Douglas Aircraft Yunnan,"
Hongkong contained home Du Pont de Nemours. 80% The speaker then proceeded to weird doings, and Mr. Lankester to take his audience on an imagin-quoted Dr. Rock, a companion on truths they could appreciate. The Eastman Kodak ..
ono of his travels, as authority meeting being held in the Cathe Electric Bond ary journey from Hongkong, in
for the fact that sorcerers were dral, they could not express their the first stage accomplished by a
to the found amongst a people who could gratitude in the ordinary way, and two days' steamer trip
twist be called upon the audience to Indo-China port of Halphong. enter the trunks of trees,
and steel swords into a knot with seem-proceed about this in another way, rice-fields thence through Jungles on another two days' jouring case, and dance on steep roofs equally effective, by raising their
arma in the Italian salute, noy by train, through beautiful of buildinga. mountain scenery, climbing. climbing until the ancient city of Yunnanfu, on a 6,400 foot plateau, is ultimately reached.
Picturesque Setting.
A city of 150,000 inhabitants with a like number peopling the villages strewn around a great plain, a pattern of rice fields and tree-flanked Irrigation dykes, and
Yunnanfu Customs,
Sedan
To return to Yunnanfu, Mr. Lankester stated that it was fast developing into a modern city with nearly 180 miles of motor roads extending out of the city where none had existed before. chairs and ponies not so very long ago were the only means of get- ting about, but with "reforms," great encircling mountain range! came, it would appear, at about To assimilate the best in Yun- the same time laughter), then nan climatic conditions, winter motorcars, and now bicycles ap and spring, were the best for a paar, to be en modo. (Laughter). visit, as it was a period of sunny Customa associated with wed days with Just that sharp mip in dings and funerals were much the the morning to induce hurried.] same in Yunnanfu`ns in other parts dressing and breakfast before a of China, and in the case warm fire. Summer days there funeral ceremonies amongst the were, but certainly no warmer botter class, a coffin of fosallised than in Hongkong.
wood found in Yunnan was favour-
in the distance the outlines of the ricksha. and the aeroplane
•
of
ed as least likely to rot, but on the contrary to endure for hun-
The speaker said that three years ago. he made a Journey on foot from Yurmanfu to Burma, dreds of years. distance which should be no more Tho executioner's parade at than 400 miles as the crow flles, Yunnanfu was another sight often but which on account of the mean-encountered, when the condemned dering mountain paths by which man was led along in a rickaha it was mostly negotiated, was to the execution ground, with a twice that number of miles and bag on which was Inscribed the took 40 days, of which 88 were crime for which he was condemn- apent on the road, at an averago ed stuck to his back and two ca- rato of 25 miles a day.
corts walking on either side. The captive bore a ghastly, look.
Wonderful Pilgrimage.
Of the pleasures and adventures I have soon something In Hong: on that road Mr. Lankcater atlil kong reminding me of this man int rotained a clear impression which the rickshe," Mr. Lankester con-
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